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Consequently, Rockefeller became the country's first billionaire, with a fortune worth nearly 2% of the national economy. [7] His personal wealth was estimated in 1913 at $900 million, which was almost 3% of the US gross domestic product (GDP) of $39.1 billion that year. [8]
In 1957, Fortune magazine developed a list of the seventy-six wealthiest Americans, which was published in many American newspapers. [7] Jean Paul Getty, when asked his reaction to being named wealthiest American and whether he was worth a billion dollars, said, "You know, if you can count your money, you don't have a billion dollars" and then added, "But remember, a billion dollars isn't ...
Carnegie argued that the life of a wealthy industrialist should comprise two parts. The first part was the gathering and the accumulation of wealth. The second part was for the subsequent distribution of this wealth to benevolent causes. Philanthropy was key to making life worthwhile. Carnegie was a well-regarded writer.
On Sept. 29, 1916, newspapers across the country announced a wealth milestone once thought to be unreachable: the world’s first billionaire. Top 10 people most likely to reach trillionaire ...
"Harry Potter" queen J.K. Rowling is one of the most acclaimed writers in history, and the first to become a billionaire. Her books spawned one of the world's most successful film franchises and ...
First job: Mailroom clerk, 1964. Salary then: $1.60 per hour. That salary today: $16.07 per hour. Billionaire entertainment mogul David Geffen got his start in the mailroom of talent agency ...
In 2004, Forbes named Rowling "the first billion-dollar author". [177] Rowling denied that she was a billionaire in a 2005 interview. [178] By 2012, Forbes concluded she was no longer a billionaire due to her charitable donations and high UK taxes. [179] She was named the world's highest paid author by Forbes in 2008, [180] 2017 [181] and 2019 ...
The American oil magnate John D. Rockefeller became the world's first confirmed U.S. dollar billionaire in 1916. [ 2 ] As of April 2024, [update] there are 2,781 billionaires worldwide, with a combined wealth of over US$14.2 trillion, up from US$12.2 trillion in 2023.